Flagstaff, Ariz.- In an uncommon double match versus the same opponent on the same day, Arizona Christian dropped both matches to NCAA DI Northern Arizona playing on the indoor courts of NAU on Saturday.  Senior Andres Vasquez earned a win in singles against the Lumberjacks.

Match Info

• Match one score: Northern Arizona - 7, Arizona Christian - 0
• Match two score: Northern Arizona - 6, Arizona Christian - 1
• Records: Arizona Christian - 0-2, Northern Arizona - 2-0
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Northern Arizona - NCAA DI
• Location: NAU Tennis Center, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Inside Box Score

• Doubles in the first match was tight as NAU just edged ACU 6-4 in all three matches
• Jose Dominguez forced a super tie break on singles court four and was the last match done to begin the day
• Anthony Popyrin held his ground at singles one but came up short 6-4 and 6-3
• After a break, the Lumberjacks opened the second match by winning doubles a little easier
• Vasquez secured the first win of the season with a 6-2, 6-3 effort on singles five
• Jonas Wand fought hard but came up short 6-4 and 6-4 in the last match to finish on the day

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle

"I am really proud of the guys for the way we competed today.  NAU has a great team, and we are certainly not used to playing indoors so we knew these matches would be tough.  But we hung right with them in a lot of matches and showed the level we are capable of playing.  There is a lot we can build on from today, it was a great start to our spring season."

Match One v Northern Arizona

Doubles competition

1. BUZONICS, Dominik/GROVES, Alex (NAU) def. POPYRIN, Anthony/WAND, Jonas (ACU) 6-4

2. STRAKER-MEADS, Eban/DILLON, Daniel (NAU) def. DOMINGUEZ, Jose/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) 6-4

3. STEELE, Chris/ZIOMBER, Maciej (NAU) def. MILLET, Andre/THOMAS, Martin (ACU) 6-4

Singles competition

1. STRAKER-MEADS, Eban (NAU) def. POPYRIN, Anthony (ACU) 6-3, 6-4

2. BUZONICS, Dominik (NAU) def. WAND, Jonas (ACU) 6-2, 6-3

3. ZIOMBER, Maciej (NAU) def. MILLET, Andre (ACU) 6-3, 6-1

4. STEELE, Chris (NAU) def. DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) 7-6, 4-6, 10-6

5. GROVES, Alex (NAU) def. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) 6-0, 6-1

6. SULEN, Marcus (NAU) def. THOMAS, Martin (ACU) 6-1, 6-0

Match Two v Northern Arizona

Doubles competition

1. BUZONICS, Dominik/GROVES, Alex (NAU) def. POPYRIN, Anthony/MILLET, Andre (ACU) 6-4

2. STRAKER-MEADS, Eban/DILLON, Daniel (NAU) def. WAND, Jonas/THOMAS, Martin (ACU) 6-2

3. STEELE, Chris/ZIOMBER, Maciej (NAU) def. VASQUEZ, Andres/DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) 6-2

Singles competition

1. STRAKER-MEADS, Eban (NAU) def. MILLET, Andre (ACU) 6-4, 6-2

2. BUZONICS, Dominik (NAU) def. POPYRIN, Anthony (ACU) 6-2, 6-2

3. ZIOMBER, Maciej (NAU) def. WAND, Jonas (ACU) 6-4, 6-4

4. GROVES, Alex (NAU) def. DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) 6-1, 6-1

5. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. TORRES, Dani (NAU) 6-2, 6-3

6. SCHAEFER, Joachim (NAU) def. PRIES, Nick (ACU) 6-1, 7-5

Up Next

The Firestorm will repeat the twin bill against one team on one day approach when they host Lewis-Clark State on Friday.  The first match is scheduled for 12:00 pm as the second match will follow about 4:00 pm.